#adivasis — Public Fediverse posts

Key line: "Cases like this and Jyoti Pandey’s #rape and #murder in 2012 tend to gather mainstream attention while countless #women, especially from marginalised communities like #Dalits and #Adivasis, routinely face violence from upper and dominant #castes as a means of control."

https://behanbox.com/2024/08/14/why-the-kolkata-hospital-crime-could-be-the-story-of-any-healthcare-worker/

#Kolkata #India #MeToo

Karnataka to get 33 special police stations for SC/ST atrocities cases

Announcing the decision, Minister HK Patil said 7,633 cases were registered under SC/ST Act since 2022, but only 1,723 cases were disposed of.

#karnataka #SCSTAct #dalits #adivasis #HKPatil #congress #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/karnataka-to-get-33-special-police-stations-for-scst-atrocities-cases

Patna HC Strikes Down Bihar's Amended Laws Increasing Reservations

After conducting a caste census last year, the Nitish Kumar government had hiked total reservations for SC, ST and OBC groups to 65%.

#bihar #PatnaHC #BiharReservationLaws #reservation #SCST #OBC #dalits #adivasis #CasteCensus #JDU #india

https://thewire.in/law/patna-hc-strikes-down-bihars-amended-laws-increasing-reservations

How consolidation of dominant castes influenced Lok Sabha results in Karnataka

Observers say Vokkaligas and Lingayats have come together for the first time since 1996 and the impact is evident in the 2024 results.

#LokSabhaElection2024 #karnataka #NDA #vokkaligas #lingayats #OBCs #dalits #adivasis #muslims #JDS #BJP #caste #india

https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/how-consolidation-of-dominant-castes-influenced-lok-sabha-results-in-karnataka/article68255207.ece

What does the death of a jailed Jesuit priest say about India's democracy under Modi?

Stan Swamy had recently published a study of 3,000 people jailed for being members of banned Maoist groups. He found that 97% of them had no such affiliation and that many of their trials were held without lawyers, in a language they didn't understand. He'd filed a case on their behalf in the state court of Jharkhand, where he lived. All of this had embarrassed the government, he said.

#StanSwamy #jharkhand #adivasis #AdivasiRights #ForestRights #maoists #dalits #BK16 #BhimaKoregaonCase #HumanRights #UAPA #BJP #india

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/02/1250799690/india-democracy-modi-priest-jail-death

Election Commission Mum As BJP Video Openly Incites Hatred Against Muslims Again

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, while announcing the schedule of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in March, had warned against fake news on social media but is yet to act.

#karnataka #BJP #HateSpeech #ElectionCommission #LokSabhaElection2024 #congress #RahulGandhi #siddaramaiah #dalits #adivasis #OBCs #IndianMuslims #ElectionCampaign2024 #communalism #hindutva #india

https://thewire.in/politics/election-commission-mum-as-bjp-video-openly-incites-hatred-against-muslims-again

UGC's Committee to Probe Caste Discrimination on Campuses Offers No Solutions

Members of the committee have no track record of tackling discrimination – but do have a closeness to the BJP. Their affidavit in the Supreme Court does not respond to the many issues raised in Abeda Tadvi and Radhika Vemula’s petition.

#UGC #CasteDiscrimination #education #CasteViolence #RohithVemula #PayalTadvi #dalits #adivasis #casteism #RSS #ABVP #BJP #india

https://thewire.in/caste/ugcs-committee-to-probe-caste-discrimination-on-campuses-offers-no-solutions

Chhattisgarh’s new BJP government restarts controversial coal mining in Adivasi areas

Adivasis and environmentalists face off with the government and Adani Enterprises Ltd, as deforestation resumes amid fears of corporate raj.

#chhattisgarh #AdaniGroup #AdaniEnterprises #CoalMining #adivasis #deforestation #environment #ForestRights #TribalRights #BJP #BJPStates #adani #india

https://frontline.thehindu.com/environment/chhattisgarh-new-deo-sai-bjp-government-restarts-controversial-adani-coal-mining-in-adivasi-areas/article67686944.ece

Tamil Nadu: Study says caste pride reigns in schools, identifies casteist teachers

The Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front submitted a study highlighting the prevalence of caste violence and discrimination in schools to the state government, seeking action in one month’s time.

#TamilNadu #casteism #education #schools #CasteViolence #TNUEF #dalits #adivasis #untouchability #HumanRights #RuralIndia #caste #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-study-says-caste-pride-reigns-in-schools-identifies-casteist-teachers